Who invented the World Wide Web?
AnswerTim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee proposed the web at CERN in 1989.
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Net facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about the internet, networking and how data moves online, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Wi-Fi sends data using what?
AnswerRadio waves
Wi-Fi uses radio frequencies to carry data.
Going deeper
What is the default port for HTTP?
Answer80
Plain HTTP uses port 80 by default.
What does DNS do?
AnswerTranslates domain names into IP addresses
DNS looks up the IP address for a domain name.
What is a router's main job?
AnswerForwarding data packets between networks
Routers direct traffic between networks, such as your home and the internet.
Expert level
The first ARPANET message in 1969 crashed after which letters?
AnswerLO
The team tried to type LOGIN, but the system crashed after LO.
ARPANET sent its first message in which year?
Answer1969
The first ARPANET link carried a message in October 1969.
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